Cate's 4th Birthday

On Cate's birthday (11/11/11) Eric and I had to work so Cate got to take cupcakes to daycare.  When we picked her up in the evening we had her present and a bunch of balloons waiting for her.  We gave her a piggy bank and some strawberry shortcake figurines.  That night my parents and Quentin came down from Steamboat and we all headed out to dinner for Cate's birthday.  After dinner we came home and had cupcakes and we all sang Happy Birthday.

Cate after she opened her present

The following day we had Cate's party.  She loves the show "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" so we had a pirate themed party.  We had about 10 kids and a bunch of adults at the party.  Cate had a great time and so did we.  The party was a huge success!  Here are the pictures from the party.

Cate all dressed up and ready for her friends to arrive

Ashton dressed up for the party too

I can't believe that my little girl is 4!

My parents dressed up for the party too.  Here is a picture of Cate with Grandpa Rlowe

Grandma brought fruit for the party and here is a picture of Cate and Ashton helping her put it all together

Here is the finished product.  I love how it turned out!

All of us ready for the party to start

The kids with Grammy and Grandpa Rlowe

We had treasure maps for the kids to decorate at the party.  Aunt Pat helped Cate and Ashton do theirs.  

We also had pirate hats for the kids to decorate.  Here are some of the kids doing their projects.

We put together a treasure hunt for all of the kids that sent them around the house searching for treasure.  This is the end of the treasure hunt and the kids found coins in a big treasure chest.

We had a very full house!  All of the kids were so great and the party went very smoothly.

Grammy made and decorated Cate's birthday cake

Time to eat cake!

After the kids left Cate opened some more presents.  She got this easel from Aunt Pat and Uncle Don.

Here she is opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa

Today she wore one of the outfits that Grandma and Grandpa gave her.  She looks so adorable in the dress.  My cousin Eryn gave her the hat for her birthday.